We hear a lot of different ways in which dentists present  cosmetic cases to their patients.  Some will show before and after photos of finished cases, others will order a wax-up from the lab or do a mock up in the patients mouth.  Envision A Smile respectfully proposes that cosmetic imaging can save the dentist a lot of time and money AND clarify the patient’s concept of the proposed treatment.  We would suggest that most patients are not a good candidate for a mock up due to one or more protruding or mis-aligned teeth that cannot be correctly represented without prepping the tooth.  If this is the case, a mock up may scare the patient into falsely thinking that the finished treatment will be bulky and ‘chicklet’ looking.  Not to mention the chairtime, staff and material costs.  If the dentist uses Envision A Smile’s software (or imaging service) the proposed treatment can be presented within the patients face to show the profound changes that will take place.  Immediately the patient can understand what the dentist is proposing and decide if this is the look they want.  AFTER the treatment is accepted  a waxup would be ordered for diagnostic purposes, and the Envision A Smile imaged view is sent to the lab  so the technician can follow the dentist’s design. 

We would love to hear your thoughts…..

Have you ever tried to explain what a red rose looks like to someone who has never seen one before? You could go on and on about the shape, the texture and the color and never hit on the true beauty of the red rose. This is true in dentistry also! A patient can leave a consultation about veneers or cosmetic dentistry feeling confused and unsure of what the treatment might look like. This is where Envision A Smile comes in! Using our software, the dentist can morph and change the patients photograph to create the new smile on a computer. This virtual smile design says it all by showing the patient the new smile in her own face- BEFORE treatment even begins.  A picture is worth a thousand words!